Denison University Dining Services offers a community experience centered on culinary expertise, fresh ingredients, healthy options, and a shared sense of environmental and social responsibility. Denison offers several dining options through its dining services partner, Bon Appetit.

Dining Fees

Plan

Average Meals Per Week

Flex Dollars Per semester

Semester Cost

Annual Cost

Big Red

Unlimited

$100

$3,020

$6,040

The Hill

16

$1,745

$2,855

$5,710

Olmsted

14

$1,475

$2,690

$5,380

West Loop

14

$420

$2,690

$5,380

West College

12

$1,310

$2,525

$5,050

*Participants of the West Loop Plan will have 10 meal swipes added to their account each week

Alternative Meal Plans

The following alternative board plans, 1831 and The Reserve, are only available to students residing in board-optional housing or to seniors graduating this academic year.

Alternative Board plans

Plan

Average Meals Per Week

Flex Dollars Per semester

Semester Cost

Annual Cost

1831

12

$1,360

$1,595

$3,190

The Reserve

11

$1,190

$1,430

$2,860

*Graduating seniors who are not living in board-optional housing must select one of the seven meal plans offered.

The following applies to all meal plans:

Unused meals roll week-to-week and expire at the end of the semester.

Flex Dollars roll Fall to Spring, even if board-optional housing resident elects “No Plan” for Spring, and expire at end of academic year.

Flex Dollars cannot be used at Slayter from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Meal Plans are NOT transferable to other students or guests.

You can ask any cashier to check the balance on your account.

Flex Dollars:

All plans have a specific amount of Flex Dollars for the student to use. As the student uses Flex Dollars for purchases, the balance declines. Flex Dollars not used during Fall semester will roll to the student’s Spring semester meal plan. Unused Flex Dollars are forfeited at the end of the academic year.

Students use their Flex Dollars to purchase meals at various venues on campus. Each meal has an associated price. This price is discounted at Curtis, Huffman and the Nest when purchased using a meal plan. For 2017-2018, the rates for meal plan participants are as follows: